Acoustic Pedalboards - Post yours!! - Page 18

nostatic · #**256** 08-07-2023, 11:50 AM

This is a multi-purpose board. I use it for solo acoustic, bass, and doubling. For acoustic I'm mostly using the para eq and the ElCap delay. For dobro I'll often use the Harmonious Monk and ElCap. For electric guitar, the Impulse gets used with some Vox cab IRs, then I can use the Belle (Nobels clone) for light breakup, Route 66 for more grind. For bass I'm mostly using the tuner, occasional dirt or chorus depending on the tune and my mood.

Voxbox30 · #**257** 08-11-2023, 04:29 AM

Here's my Gigrig/MIDI driven board.
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Pedalboard Aug 2023 top by voxbox30, on Flickr[/IMG]

The Gigrig is oversized for what I need, as it's from my electric guitar board. Money no object, I'd get a Gigrig G3 Atom.

The FX and Gigrig are in the Tonedexter Fx loop.Theres one Empress Para EQ for each of two guitars, a Lowden O50C in Cedar/Cocobolo and a Fylde Falstaff/Orsino in Cedar/Claro Walnut.

I'd use a MIDI-controlled EQ to keep things simple, but I haven't found one I like the sound of.

Is anyone else using MIDI? I love that I can hit one button and get the patches I want for each tune.

It would be great if I could change wave maps on the Tonedexter with the Gigrig, but I have to manually do that.
Using the footwitches is a real faff during a performance.
(How about some external control Mr. May? MIDI would be fab!!

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Cheers Colin

EZYPIKINS · #**258** 08-15-2023, 10:56 AM

Mine is fairly simple. When I do use a pedalboard for acoustic. It has a pair of Peterson Strobostomps', a pair of Mprley Lil' Aligator volume+ pedals, into a Radial Duplex Stereo DI. Two XLR outs into mixer. I pick up reverb and chorus from mixer.

rockabilly69 · #**259** 08-15-2023, 01:43 PM

Just built this board with parts from home depot. I just wanted a small back up board...

nostatic · #**260** 08-15-2023, 08:12 PM

seeing a run of pics of Empress Para eqs - they are great problem solvers that also sound good.

aaronmarkson · #**261** 08-16-2023, 02:08 PM

Mine is still small, but has evolved since the last time I posted it in this thread

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And this is my vocal pedalboard:

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Cuki79 · #**262** 08-16-2023, 03:35 PM

Looks Great Aaronmarkson

What is(are) the main goal(s) for Fishman pedal since you have full EQ power with the source audio?

FX loop
Mute?
Tuner?
Compressor?
Boost?

aaronmarkson · #**263** 08-16-2023, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cuki79

Looks Great Aaronmarkson

What is(are) the main goal(s) for Fishman pedal since you have full EQ power with the source audio?

FX loop
Mute?
Tuner?
Compressor?
Boost?

Main goals are to have a DI with an easy way to make simple eq adjustments based on the venue I’m in and if I’m playing solo or with a band. I use the compressor all the time and the mute and boost as needed. FX loop allows me to put the reverb in the signal depending on the setting.

I have 3 different guitars with 3 different pickups. I set up 3 presets on the source audio to eq each pickup to my liking and adjust the output level so that they are all sending the same level signal to the fishman. I don’t make any adjustments to the source audio in real time.

It’s overkill, but really allows me to have a very consistently good sound with very little effort.

Cuki79 · #**264** 08-17-2023, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aaronmarkson

Main goals are to have a DI with an easy way to make simple eq adjustments based on the venue I’m in and if I’m playing solo or with a band. I use the compressor all the time and the mute and boost as needed. FX loop allows me to put the reverb in the signal depending on the setting.

I have 3 different guitars with 3 different pickups. I set up 3 presets on the source audio to eq each pickup to my liking and adjust the output level so that they are all sending the same level signal to the fishman. I don’t make any adjustments to the source audio in real time.

It’s overkill, but really allows me to have a very consistently good sound with very little effort.

Thanks, love the simplicity of your pedalboard. The vocal pedalboard seems super complex in comparison.

aaronmarkson · #**265** 08-18-2023, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cuki79

Thanks, love the simplicity of your pedalboard. The vocal pedalboard seems super complex in comparison.

While the vocal board is extremely powerful, it is actually quite simple in practice.

The Zorg Blow is a preamp for dynamic or condenser mics with a 1/4” effect loop for guitar pedals. The footswitch is set to bypass the effect loop (can be set as a master mute)

From there I use the empress for eq and the LAB for compression. The LAB is like a LA-3A in a box. I have these set how I like and don’t generally make any adjustments on the fly.

The reverb at the end of the signal is set to the EMT140 emulation toneprint. I generally find a wet/dry mix that work in the venue I’m in and just leave it.

The Deco is the pedal I turn on and off as needed. One side for some warmth/saturation and the other is set up as a double tracker. I use both very subtly.

mike o · #**266** 08-18-2023, 09:41 AM

My pedal board is simple

Cuki79 · #**267** 08-18-2023, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aaronmarkson

While the vocal board is extremely powerful, it is actually quite simple in practice.

The Zorg Blow is a preamp for dynamic or condenser mics with a 1/4” effect loop for guitar pedals. The footswitch is set to bypass the effect loop (can be set as a master mute)

From there I use the empress for eq and the LAB for compression. The LAB is like a LA-3A in a box. I have these set how I like and don’t generally make any adjustments on the fly.

The reverb at the end of the signal is set to the EMT140 emulation toneprint. I generally find a wet/dry mix that work in the venue I’m in and just leave it.

The Deco is the pedal I turn on and off as needed. One side for some warmth/saturation and the other is set up as a double tracker. I use both very subtly.

wow, I wonder what is the story of this vocal pedalboard... what pedals did you successively bought and sold to finally get there?

PANDAPANDELO · #**268** 08-19-2023, 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aaronmarkson

While the vocal board is extremely powerful, it is actually quite simple in practice.

The Zorg Blow is a preamp for dynamic or condenser mics with a 1/4” effect loop for guitar pedals. The footswitch is set to bypass the effect loop (can be set as a master mute)

From there I use the empress for eq and the LAB for compression. The LAB is like a LA-3A in a box. I have these set how I like and don’t generally make any adjustments on the fly.

The reverb at the end of the signal is set to the EMT140 emulation toneprint. I generally find a wet/dry mix that work in the venue I’m in and just leave it.

The Deco is the pedal I turn on and off as needed. One side for some warmth/saturation and the other is set up as a double tracker. I use both very subtly.

So nice to see people using pedals for vocals! I am using, too!

I use the Strymon Deco V2 (the same way you do, but mostly the saturation side) and the Strymon BlueSky V2 both for my vocals and acoustic guitar. I use the send from the SSL SiX to each pedal, and blend the signal back at taste in each channel (for vocal and acoustic).

aaronmarkson · #**269** 08-20-2023, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cuki79

wow, I wonder what is the story of this vocal pedalboard... what pedals did you successively bought and sold to finally get there?

The story is I wanted to try and emulate a signal chain I would use in the studio for live use. I tried several of the the tc helicon pedals. They are good, but I was never fully satisfied. Once I found the Zorg, it really unlocked the possibilities and allowed me to find pedals that would allow me a sound and feel that is very close to a studio signal in a live environment.